Tuesday, January 6, 2026

January 6, 2026

 

  • 1/6/26- Happy Tuesday!! 

  •  Word of the day-exoduster-an African American who migrated to the West after the Civil War. 

  • Quote of the day- “Better to be despised for too anxious apprehensions than ruined by too confident a security.”-Edmund Burke

  • 1853– President-elect of the United States Franklin Pierce and his family are involved in a train wreck near Andover, Massachusetts. Pierce's 11-year-old son Benjamin is killed in the crash.

  • 1941–United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms speech in the State of the Union address.

  • 2021– Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump attack the United States Capitol to disrupt certification of the 2020 presidential election, resulting in five deaths and evacuation of the US Congress.

    • Birthdays:

    • 1937 – Lou Holtz, American football player, coach, and sportscaster

    • 1963 – Norm Charlton, American baseball player and coach

    • 1984– Kate McKinnon, American actress and comedian

    • Today in-

    • Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- Chapter 8 section 4 notes. HW-Chapter 8 section 4 reading worksheet

    • Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 14 test makeups. HW-Chapter 15 section 1 reading worksheet. Chapter 15 vocabulary Due Tuesday 1/6/26.  Chapter 14 notes Due Due Friday 1/9/26.

    • ***ALL CLASSES-December words/quotes are due on Wednesday 1/15/26!!  Checklist is on your google classroom.

    • Have a good day!

    • Mr. D